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… astrocytes labeled blue also show green staining for calcium and red staining for ChromeQ a new tool for … the team will target different genes related to calcium biochemistry. One tool will give them temporal … control over receptors that the cells use to regulate calcium levels around neurons, for instance to intentionally …

… moment.” The researchers designed their tool to respond to calcium, because neurons experience an flux of calcium ions every time they fire an electrical impulse. However, the neurons are only labeled if this calcium flux occurs while the cell is also exposed to a beam …

… astrocytes do signal their activity with increases of calcium. A decade ago in Science , Sur and colleagues used … formation of neural connections called synapses, how the calcium activity arises, and what difference that activity … have their spiking code, we think there is an astrocyte calcium code that reflects and works in partnership with …

… to ourselves?” Above: Wilson lab postdoc Wei Guo, employed calcium imaging of neural activity to show that over the …

… of neurotransmitters when triggered by an influx of calcium ions. But even with SYT1 disabled, synapses could … SYT7 they didn’t see major differences in anatomy or calcium influx that could explain how SYT7 works to limit …

… To keep constant track of neural activity, as indicated by calcium-triggered flashes of light, the Flavell lab invented … of neurons across the worm’s brain, as indicated by calcium-triggered flashes of light. Ji used the scope to …

… when they become electrically active (and show changes in calcium) in response to a particular stimulation. For …